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    Although some may argue that doubt protects us from believing in certainty so much to the point where we lose our sense of reality‚ certainty allows us to accomplish amazing feats‚ pushes us past the limits we set for ourselves‚ and allows us to unlock the unknown potential hidden within ourselves. While some may see doubt as a protector‚ others like myself see it as a hindrance when trying to accomplish what others may see as impossible. Certainty is what allows us to accomplish those things. For example

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    express her thoughts in the 2nd hardest language on the Earth but seems to do it in the most loving way possible. Well‚ she tried to the best extent she could. Given the context of the situation Amy isn’t a horrible person or hatful towards her mother‚ her attitude is just…complex. She begins in paragraph seven with an emotional line of sentences: “But to me‚ my mother’s English is perfectly clear‚ perfectly natural. It’s my mother’s tongue. Her language as I hear it‚ is vivid‚ direct‚ full of

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    Chandler uses language such as “obviously”‚ “no way”‚ and others to show that Anna is an older teenager along with abbreviation such as “manse”‚ “ruts and shells”‚ and “OBE’s” or out-of-body experiences. This continues to be seen with how Anna addresses adults respectfully; for instance‚ Uncle Will‚ Great-Aunt Iris‚ Mr. Wittstadt‚ Mrs. Sanchez and etcetera. This changes‚ though‚ with people Anna is familiar with‚ or people who are her own age; for instance‚ this can be demonstrated by how she calls

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    The Seventh Man In the story “The seventh man” Murakami primarily employs techniques such as figurative language through the use of flashbacks and a feeling of foreboding to characterize the deadly wave. After several attempts to get K to make a last second escape‚ the wave finally makes its first appearance with a bang being depicted as “a wave like a huge snake with its head held high‚ poised to strike‚ was racing towards the shore” (Murakami‚ 178). Through the use of simile and personification

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    hearing. Another example of an indirect characterization is action. According to paragraph number 8‚ it states‚ "In an instant I dragged him to the floor‚ and pulled the heavy bed over him". This describes how the narrator killed the old man and how it did not vex him. For figurative language‚ it consisted of personification and symbolism. According to paragraph number 6‚ it states‚ "All in vain; because Death‚ in approaching him had

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    The Crossover by Kwame Alexander coming to age novel was written in a unique poetic form uses line breaks narrative free verse also figurative language including metaphors‚similes and more.The Book shows drama and many emotional things such as Josh’s and Jb s dad dying because of this health issues‚the fight between Josh and Jb two identical twin brothers who had a strong bond that gets broken and threatened in many ways‚ such as Josh throwing a basketball at Jb s face and breaking his nose and

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    The Official Language of the United States Do you know what the official language of the United States is? If you answered English‚ guess again. But don’t feel bad‚ the vast majority of people would answer that English is the official language of the United States of America. English is the de facto language since‚ at this point‚ it is the most widely spoken language in the nation. But Spanish is catching up millions Hispanics speaking their native language at home‚ at work‚ and on their daily

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    sitting down including the Dormouse‚ the March Hare‚ and the Hatter‚ who all seem to be having a tea party. As Alice continues to talk to the creatures‚ she realizes how mad they have gone and leaves a while later. Through Alice’s and the three creature’s conversations‚ Carroll uses wordplay‚ ambiguity‚ and other quirks of language to create an illusion of madness and logic between each of the characters‚ causing minimal controversy. In the beginning of the story‚ Alice notices the large table where

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    In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ the author‚ William Golding uses characters‚ plot and language techniques to convey the message‚ ‘without civilisation‚ society would descend into savagery.’ Throughout the novel‚ this is supported by the three main points; people without authority figures can become dangerous‚ disagreement between two uncivilised parties will lead to conflict and innocence will be lost when people are put into live or die situations. In this novel‚ Golding uses the plot to portray

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    a strong image. Secondly‚ Ray Bradbury uses interesting verbs to great effect. He uses verbs like‚ "flushed"‚ "murmured"‚ and "pronounced". This contrasts from the boring "he said"‚ and it also describes how the character reading the speech says it so there is a more detailed description of how the speech is read. Thirdly‚ the writer uses adverbs in the text to allow a better description of verbs. This also helps to clarify the verbs. An example of this is‚ "... jerked angrily." Ray Bradbury uses

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